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  1. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    =============

    Step 2:
    Go to [your xampp directory]/apache/conf/httpd-xampp.conf
    Go to [your XAMPP directory]/apache/conf/httpd-xampp.conf

    Step 3:
    Go to the bottom of the file and copy & paste this code:
  2. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. No changes.
  3. Omar Usman renamed this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 0 additions and 0 deletions.
    0 virtualhost → custom-domain-localhost-xampp
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  4. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    Go to: C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
    And add this to the bottom of the file:

    =============
    127.0.0.1 your.domain.com

    =============

    Step 2:
    Go to [your xampp directory]/apache/conf/httpd-xampp.conf
  5. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Step 2:
    Go to [your xampp directory]/apache/conf/httpd.conf
    Go to [your xampp directory]/apache/conf/httpd-xampp.conf

    Step 3:
    Go to the bottom of the file and copy & paste this code:
  6. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    * Replace [PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER] to the folder where your files are located.
    Ex: C:/my/www/folder/
    * you.domain.com must be the same on Step 1 & Step 3
    * your.domain.com must be the same on Step 1 & Step 3


    Step 4:
  7. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    Stop Apache on XAMPP, wait for 5 seconds, then click "Start" to start again your Apache.


    If all things go well, you can go to your browser, type your.domain.com and it will now happily point to your custom local folder.
    If all things go well, you can go to your browser, type your.domain.com
    and it will now happily point to your custom local folder.
  8. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 0 deletions.
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    Step 4:
    Stop Apache on XAMPP, wait for 5 seconds, then click "Start" to start again your Apache.


    If all things go well, you can go to your browser, type your.domain.com and it will now happily point to your custom local folder.
  9. Omar Usman revised this gist May 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    </VirtualHost>
    =============

    * Replace [[PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER] to the folder where your files are located.
    * Replace [PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER] to the folder where your files are located.
    Ex: C:/my/www/folder/
    * you.domain.com must be the same on Step 1 & Step 3

  10. Omar Usman created this gist May 7, 2013.
    35 changes: 35 additions & 0 deletions virtualhost
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    Step 1:
    Go to: C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
    And add this to the bottom of the file:

    127.0.0.1 your.domain.com


    Step 2:
    Go to [your xampp directory]/apache/conf/httpd.conf

    Step 3:
    Go to the bottom of the file and copy & paste this code:

    =============
    <VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "[PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER]"
    ServerName your.domain.com

    <Directory "[PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER]">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
    </Directory>

    </VirtualHost>
    =============

    * Replace [[PATH TO YOUR CUSTOM FOLDER] to the folder where your files are located.
    Ex: C:/my/www/folder/
    * you.domain.com must be the same on Step 1 & Step 3


    Step 4:
    Stop Apache on XAMPP, wait for 5 seconds, then click "Start" to start again your Apache.